"The romance of English football is fantastic, but it has lost its identity under the influence of other cultures."
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"For years, we have had many coaches in football, but there are no teachers anymore. And you see that in the play itself."
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"I wanted to get my coaching badges after retiring, and I asked to take the exam, but they told me I needed to study for four years. I told them they were crazy. Who is going to study for four years? How is someone going to teach me technical things when I know more than they do?"
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"Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches."
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"When I don't have control of the ball, what do I do? I press to get it back. It's a way of defending. But more important is that I like to have the ball. That's why I believe in individual coaching sessions to prepare players properly."
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"Coaching courses are still much too theoretical, and this is what you see reflected in the basic technical skills of the average player. I even see things deteriorating."
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"If you take golf, you have a teacher for the drive, a teacher for the approach play, and a teacher for the putt. That's three specialist coaches for one player. In football, one coach looks after 25 players."
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"I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge."
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"Ajax was spending too much money; they were buying players that were too expensive. If you get 100 per cent, you can't spend 120 per cent. It's quite easy."